For the second time in three years, an Orioles rookie was acknowledged because the American League’s finest by fellow main leaguers.
On Thursday, Baltimore infielder Gunnar Henderson was named the AL’s Outstanding Rookie within the Major League Baseball Players Association’s Players Choice Awards. Ryan Mountcastle gained the honour from his friends in 2021.
Henderson opened the season seen as baseball’s No. 1 total prospect and the favourite to be the AL’s prime rookie. He received off to a gradual begin in his first full main league season earlier than turning it round emphatically. Two months into his rookie yr, the then-21-year-old was batting .199 and had struck out in additional than 30% of his plate appearances. But from that time on, he hit 23 house runs throughout 102 video games, batting .275/.322/.531.
On the season, Henderson hit 28 house runs — tied with Cal Ripken Jr. for the second most by a rookie in Orioles historical past behind Mountcastle’s 33 — with a .255 common and .814 OPS. He led all AL rookies in house runs, RBIs (82) and triples (9) and ranked second in hits (143) and doubles (29) whereas additionally taking part in protection that rated as above common at each shortstop and third base. The efficiency will probably additionally make Henderson the primary Oriole to be the official AL Rookie of the Year since 1989. That honor can be introduced Nov. 13.
Although the eventual World Series champion Texas Rangers swept Baltimore out of the AL Division Series, Henderson went 6-for-12 with a house run in his first three postseason video games.
“If he had gone 0-fer, I wouldn’t think any less of him,” govt vp and basic supervisor Mike Elias mentioned. “But everything that he does at his age and the way he does it, it’s a treat to watch. For me, as somebody who’s been watching baseball my whole life, it’s a treat for me to watch Gunnar Henderson play baseball. I’m so happy that we have him. I can’t say enough good things about him.”
Orioles right-hander Kyle Bradish and first baseman Ryan O’Hearn joined Henderson as Players Choice Award finalists, however New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole took house the AL Outstanding Pitcher Award, whereas Chicago’s Liam Hendriks was named the AL Comeback Player over O’Hearn.
Phil Bradley, an outfielder who performed with Baltimore in 1989 and 1990, additionally gained the Curt Flood Award, which acknowledges a former participant “who in the image of Flood demonstrated a selfless, longtime devotion to the Players Association and advancement of Players’ rights.” Bradley is in his twenty fifth yr as an MLBPA particular assistant and was closely concerned within the union’s negotiations with the league throughout his taking part in profession.
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